מִשְׁפָּט
mishpat is the
common and general word for "judgment" or for "justice". Considering
the centrality of justice to Amos it is strange it only occurs 4 times, in 5:7, 15, 24,
6:12 (this is another of those words occurring only
in this section of the book). Mishpat is commonly associated with tsedaqah
("righteousness").